U.S. Terminates “Global Air Quality Monitoring” Program

On March 4, local time, the U.S. Department of State announced the termination of the Global Air Quality Monitoring (GAQM) program, which was launched in 2008 and relied on more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to provide real-time air quality information to the public. The program, which was launched in 2008 and relied on monitoring stations at more than 80 U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to provide real-time air quality information to the public, was halted due to “budgetary constraints,” and the real-time data stopped being updated on the 4th.